Attachment for plows



Aug. 17,1926. 1,596,825

I W.'J. GALEs- ATTACHMENT FOR rnowg Filed Mar n 21, 1925 2 Sheets-sheaf. 1

INVENTQR WITNESSES v 171; Gales ATTORNEYS Au 17, 1926. 1,596,825' 7 W. J. GALES I ATTAC HMENT FOR FLOWS Filed March 21, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 INVENTOR ATTORNEYS provision of described whlch 1s.

Patented Aug. 17, 1926.. 1

FFVFICE.

WILLIAM J'. GALES, 0F FAYETTEVILLE, NORTH CAROLINA.

My invention plows, more including a ATTACHMENT FOR PLOWS.

Application filed March 21, 1925. Serial No. 17,289.

relates to improvements in particularly to plows of the type beam carrying a removable plowshare for breaking or turning the soil, 5 and it consists 1n the combinations, constructions and arrangements herein described and claimed.

An object of the invention is the provision of an attachment for the beam of a plow of the character described which is ties for support tivation for use A further ob ly applied to a to vary the depth supported there A further 0b ing a blade for shallow culwith the plow beam.

ject of the invention is the attachment of the character adapted when operativeplow beam to be adjusted which the blade that is on will cut into the soil. ject of the invention is the provision of an attachment of the character described plied to the beam of which is adapted to be apan ordinar general purpose or turn plow after the usual plowshare has been r out any plow Other objects emoved from the beam withchanges in the construction ofthe beam beingrequired. V

and advantages Wlll be apparent from the following description, considered in conjunction withthe accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is aessential parts nary construction with in dotted lines.

perspective view showing the of a walking plow of ordithe plowshare shown Figure 2 is a view similar to Figure 1 with the usual plow omitted and the improved share of the walking plow attachment for supporting a shovel or sweep? blade operativelyconnected with the plow beam.

Figure 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, showing the shovel or sweep blade in place.

Figure 4 is a longitudinal vertical section through the runner of the attachment, showing the manner the lower end 0 Figure 5 is a transverse section the runner and on, and

Figure 6 is a ner alone.

The walking of ordinary co of connecting the runner to f the plow beam.

through the attaching member thereperspective view of therunplow shown in Figure 1 is nstruction and comprises a steel beam 1 which has the rearward end portion thereof curved substantially along the arc of a circle and turned downward for attachment to a plowshare 2, the curved portion of the beam being provided adjacent to itsextremity with openings ,3 spaced transversely thereof for the reception of 1, adjacent to the ex-- and being stayed to with the lower face thereof beveled at the forward end of the runner, as at 8. An attaching member 9 for fastening the runner 7 to the beam 1 is superimposed upon the runner and preferably has a length slightly greater than that of the runner, the rearward ends of the runner and the attaching member 9 being substantially flush while the attaching member extends at its forward, end beyond the forward end of the runner. The attaching member 9 may be formed in one piece bent to provide a pair of flatwise juxtaposed bars having the intermediate portions thereof oppositely offset, thus producing avertical slot at 10 in the attaching member9 intermediate the length of the attaching member. The slot 10 is adapted to receive the rearward and lower end por-. tions of the beam 1. The attaching member 9 is provided with a series of transverse openings 11 which intersect the slot 10. The lower end portion of the beam 1 may bearranged in the slot 10 with either one of the transverse openings 3 in alignment with the opposite end portions of any one of the open- I ings l1 and a suitable fastening device, such as the bolt 12 can be extended through said runner 7 and the upper end portions of the bolts 13 and 145 of? course. being provided with nuts in threaded engagement therewith.

The attachment also comprises a standardv indicated, generally: at. 15.;which "con; sists of a pair of spaced arms 15 and 15 respectively having the upper endportions thereof outwardly otlset j and merged one into the other at their upper ends by a web portion .15". The arms 15 and 15 have the lower end portions'thereof disposed in straddling'relation to the forward end portion of the attaching member 9 and are attached to the latter by, means of a pivot bolt 16' which extends through aligned transverse openings in, the lower end portion of the arms 15 and 15, andthe forward end portion of the attaching member-9. The plow beaml er:-v tend's loosely through the space between the oppositely arms '15; 15. "Avertical series of spaced openings 17 is provided in the offset upper end portion off'the arm 15 andla similar vertical series of'sp'aced openings 18 is provided in. the offset upper endportion of the arm 15-, corresponding 0 enings 17I'and 18 being aligned and adapte to. receive a bolt 19 which spans the space between the oppositely offset ,uppenend portions of the arms 15 and 15 underneaththe plow beam 1. A clamping screw 20 is threaded through a vertical opening; in the web portion 15 of the standard and engages at its lower end with the upper side of the plow beam. The clamping screw 20 is tightened tocause such upward; movement, of the standard and of course of the torward end of the attaching member9: and runner, 7 as is necessary to cause. the bolt 19' to be clamped against the underside of the plow beam 1 and the plow beamand standard thus held against relativemovement. The extent- "olupward movement of the standard 15 in respect to the plow beam can be varied by changing the position of the bolt l9jverlt-ically= on the standard;

A blade for shallow cultivation, such as.

the cultivation of cotton plants orli ke workmay; have any desirable and suitable shape and ca-n-be attached to'the'sta-ndard 15. The

so -called sweep blade for use in cultivating cotton is shown in full lines at'21 in Figure 3 and is attached to the standard 15' by means-of a: bolt 22 which extends throughan opening in the s through the-space between the lowerendpor-tionsf oi the arms 15 and 15 and it engages at its-rearward end by a nut 23 which bears 'aga1nst-'the rearward edges of the armsand; I5 whereby the blade will be the-standard- "and maybeadstandard. It is to clamped to justech vertically on the be: observed 'atthis point) that the standard 151 is curvedi substantially along the arc ot a circleiromiits lower to. its upper 1 end, the

offset upper end portion of the runner and havinga nedia-te its length for the reception ot the forward or front edges of the arms 15 and '15" being concavely curved longitudinally thereof so that the angle of inclination of the blade to the horizontal will be relatively sl ght he the bla eseeured to he s andard 15 at the lower end of the standard. Thisiangle of inclination of the blade to the horizontal determines the depth which the blade will cutinte the soil and can be varied by adjusting the position of the upper end of thestand'ard' 15'alon-g; the plow beam 1- as well as by adjusting the efie'ctive length of the standard by manipulation of the bolts 19 and 20 in the manner hereinbe-fore described.

From the foregoing description of the-various parts of the device, the operation thereof may be readily understood. By means of the improved attachment, a blade for shallow cultivation can be quickly andeasil y attached to the-beam of aplow for general soil breaking work. The same plow beamtherefore may be used at di-ilerenttiines-witlr the usual 'plowshare for breaking; or turning the soil lower end portion of the plow beam, means connectingf'thelowen end pert-ion of the plow beam adjnstably andpivotally with said'attacliing member, whereby the plow beam will be supported on said runner-, a

standardcomprising; a pair oat vertical arms straddling the plow beam adjacent to the upper end and straddling the forward end portion'of the attaching members adjacent to their lower-ends, neeting the armsefother at tl'ieir-upper-ends, apivot element at taching the lower portions 0t the-arms of "forward end portion of said attaching member, by thestandard for engaging-withthe'plow iankor the blade and;

the st-a-ndard to the and means ca nried beam-to securethe upper end portion of; the standard to the plowbeam in adgi ust'ed'. posi' tion alongthe plow beam, said standard be ing adapted tie-support a cultivating-blade.

.2. Am attaclimentfor a plow beam havinga downwardly turn ed rearward end por tion, comprising havingthe lower face-thereof beveled at its forwardend, an attaching membersuper imposed on the runner and secured thereto, said attaching and a web portion conthe standard; one t the a substantially fiat runner member being: formed with the soil according to varying requirements.

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a longitudinal slot intermediate its length for the reception of the lower end portion of the plow beam, said lower end portion of the plow beam having a plurality of transversely spaced openings and said attaching member having a plurality of spaced transverse openings intersecting said vertical slot, a bolt adapted to be extended through ing member and the lower end portion of the plow beam to pivotally attach the attaching member to the plow beam, and a standard connecting the forward end portion of said connecting member with said plow beam and adapted to have a cultivator blade secured thereto.

3. An attachment for a plow beam having a downwardly turned rearward end portion, comprising a substantially flat runner having the lower face thereof beveled at its forward end, an attaching member superimposed on the runner and secured thereto, said attaching member being formed with a longitudinal slot intermediate its length for the reception of the lower end portion of the plow beam, said lower end portion of the plow beam having a plurality of transversely spaced openings and said attaching member having a plurality of spaced transverse openings intersecting said vertical slot, a bolt adapted to be extended throughaligned aligned transverse openings of the attachtransverse openings of the attaching member at thelower end portion of the plow beam to pivotally attach the attaching member to the plow beam, a standard comprising a pair of spaced arms straddling the plow beam adjacent to the upper end and straddling the forward portion of the attaching member adjacent to the lower end and merged one into the other at the upper ends above the plow beam by tion, the lower end portions ofsaid arms being pivotally attached to the forward end portion of said attaching member, the upper end portions of said arms having aligned transverse openings, a bolt adapted to be extended through aligned transverse openings in the upper end portion of said stand ard arms to span the space between the arms beneath said plow beam, and a clamping screw threaded in a vertical opening in the web portion of the standard against the upper side of the plow beam for cooperating with said last named bolt to secure the upper end portion of said standard to said plow beam, front edges thereof concavely curved from their lower to their upper ends and adapted to support a cultivator blade thereon.

WILLIAM @211 GALES.

a web porsaid standard armshaving the 

